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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diablo Maradona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maradona
vs
Ravia

180 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diablo Maradona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Maradona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Maradona moves into the clinch.
Maradona missing with knees to the body.
Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maradona wants a takedown but no success here.
Ravia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maradona walks away with a smile on his face. Ravia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Maradona instigates a clinch.
Ravia lands a nice knee to the body.

Ravia pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maradona sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Maradona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ravia is keeping the position for now.
Maradona's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ravia is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Ravia working for a triangle but Maradona defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maradona is pushing down on Ravia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ravia is fighting to maintain full guard but Maradona has managed to sneak the leg through.

Maradona decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Maradona gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ravia wants to get back to striking at distance but Maradona won't allow it.

Maradona manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Maradona has Ravia pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maradona manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ravia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maradona tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ravia tries to lock up and control but Maradona gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maradona with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Ravia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ravia tries to hold on but Maradona postures up.
Maradona controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maradona's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Maradona looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Maradona with the ground and pound from mount.
Ravia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maradona content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maradona unloads with some shots from mount but Ravia bucks and avoids them well.
Maradona sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ravia is trying to stand.
Maradona looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maradona landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diablo Maradona dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ravia tries to keep at a distance but Maradona has taken the fight into the clinch.

Maradona manages to break the clinch.

Maradona closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Maradona thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maradona wants to control but Ravia is keeping him busy.

Maradona decides to stand back up.
Ravia wants to clinch

and Maradona counters with a single leg into guard. Ravia didn't expect that.
Maradona passes Ravia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maradona trying to pass the guard but Ravia defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Maradona tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Maradona content to control rather than advance.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Diablo Maradona just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Maradona throws a sloppy head kick and Ravia moves out of range easily.
Ravia tries for a takedown but Maradona circles away easily

and Maradona counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ravia is breathing heavily.
Maradona uses his free foot to push down on Ravia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ravia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maradona controlling from mount.
Ravia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maradona punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maradona postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ravia looks a forlorn figure.
Maradona controlling the pace for now.
Ravia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maradona fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maradona forces the positional change into back control.
Maradona controlling from the back.
Maradona looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Ravia is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Maradona gets his way!
Ravia is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Maradona.

Maradona is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ravia knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ravia for a finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maradona misses with an elbow to the head.
Maradona controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diablo Maradona dominated that second round.
That's time! Maradona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Maradona rushes Ravia and presses him up against the cage.
Ravia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maradona has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Maradona ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Maradona no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Maradona looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Maradona has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maradona will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Maradona pushes Ravia off and gets back to his feet.
Maradona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ravia can do to turn this around?
Ravia blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravia tries for a takedown but Maradona circles away easily

and Maradona counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maradona.
Ravia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maradona content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Maradona gets to his feet - Ravia follows without any prompting.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maradona.
Ravia misses with a takedown

and Maradona holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Maradona manages to pull guard.

Maradona uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Ravia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maradona to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ravia can't keep his opponent in guard - Maradona advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Well, if Maradona is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maradona gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Maradona looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ravia is trying to maintain the position but Maradona is very close to passing his half guard.
Maradona moves nicely into side control.
Maradona in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maradona lands a decent elbow from side control.
Maradona has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Maradona looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maradona dominating with strikes here.

Maradona jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ravia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ravia is trying to escape the position but Maradona is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maradona decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ravia to his feet.

Maradona gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Maradona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ravia clinches but Maradona breaks the clinch

and Maradona counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maradona sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diablo Maradona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maradona has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diablo Maradona!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Trent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Trent
vs
Wayne Glover

188 cm
23
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
208 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Trent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wayne Glover!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne Glover tries to clinch but Trent is having none of it.
Trent shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wayne Glover but Wayne Glover pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wayne Glover wants to clinch.
Wayne Glover tries to close the distance and clinch but Trent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wayne Glover darts in and clinches Trent up against the cage.
Trent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Glover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trent.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Trent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne Glover utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wayne Glover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trent blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne Glover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trent avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne Glover misses with a knee strike.
Trent drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wayne Glover pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wayne Glover pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Wayne Glover fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trent, pushing him back against the cage.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jason Trent has been cut.
Wayne Glover prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trent is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wayne Glover gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trent wants a takedown.
Trent is breathing heavily.
Trent managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trent is defending well for now.
Trent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the head but Trent blocks with his arms.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Glover is pressed up against the cage. Trent has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wayne Glover down to the mat. Wayne Glover avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wayne Glover wants to clinch up but Trent keeps it at a distance.

Wayne Glover closes the distance and clinches.
Trent tries to score a body lock takedown but Wayne Glover shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wayne Glover working Trent over with knees to the body.
Trent avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Trent is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wayne Glover gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wayne Glover obliges.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trent.
Wayne Glover landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the head but Trent blocks with his arms.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside that Trent shrugs off.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the head but Trent blocks with his arms.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne Glover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trent tries for a takedown. No joy.
Trent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trent is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trent.
Trent looking for a takedown.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Trent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wayne Glover putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trent in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trent has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wayne Glover avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Trent 's eye.
Trent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the head but Trent blocks with his arms.
Trent looking for a takedown.
Wayne Glover with a knee to the head.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Wayne Glover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trent.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trent is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Trent 's eye.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside that Trent shrugs off.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow that stopped Trent in his tracks for a moment.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow that misses.
Trent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wayne Glover fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trent avoids the head kick by Wayne Glover.
John Wayne Glover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trent fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wayne Glover avoids it really well and circles away.
Wayne Glover circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wayne Glover gets a clinch.
Wayne Glover gets underhooks to prevent Trent's takedown attempt.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover looking to throw knees to the head but Trent is blocking nicely.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wayne Glover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
Trent goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne Glover prevents it.
Wayne Glover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trent.
Trent avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wayne Glover lands a damaging elbow.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside that Trent shrugs off.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne Glover prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wayne Glover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trent.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside that Trent shrugs off.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Trent drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wayne Glover gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wayne Glover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Trent's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wayne Glover moves into the clinch.
Trent wants a takedown.
Wayne Glover misses with a knee strike.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wayne Glover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Trent managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the head but Trent blocks with his arms.
Trent wants a takedown but no success here.
Trent is trying to drag Wayne Glover to the mat but Wayne Glover just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Trent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trent.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trent's defenses.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Trent tries for a takedown but Wayne Glover manages to get underhooks.
Trent takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trent avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Trent avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover looking to throw knees to the head but Trent is blocking nicely.
Wayne Glover gets underhooks to prevent Trent's takedown attempt.
Trent has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wayne Glover is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trent avoids the elbow strike from Wayne Glover, against the cage.
Wayne Glover stops a takedown attempt from Trent.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the head but Trent blocks with his arms.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trent.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Trent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wayne Glover misses with a knee strike.
Trent is working for takedown but Wayne Glover is calmly controlling the position for now.
Trent avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trent.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trent managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Trent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trent avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Trent wants a takedown.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover gets underhooks to prevent Trent's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Trent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wayne Glover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trent is defending well for now.
Trent tries to score a body lock takedown but Wayne Glover shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trent managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Trent goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne Glover prevents it.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trent.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trent is defending well for now.
Trent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wayne Glover fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne Glover.

Wayne Glover gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne Glover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trent dodges an elbow strike from Wayne Glover.
Trent can't get the takedown.
Trent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside that Trent shrugs off.
Trent takes an elbow to the temple.
Trent wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wayne Glover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wayne Glover fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wayne Glover tries to clinch up.
Wayne Glover is looking to clinch but Trent is avoiding it.

Wayne Glover darts in and clinches Trent up against the cage.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Trent 's eye.
Trent avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover is pressed up against the cage. Trent has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wayne Glover down to the mat. Wayne Glover avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wayne Glover fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Wayne Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne Glover is looking to clinch.

Wayne Glover moves into the clinch successfully.
Wayne Glover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trent blocks it with crossed arms.
Trent wants a takedown.
Wayne Glover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne Glover tries a knee to the head but Trent blocks it.
Wayne Glover stops a takedown attempt from Trent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Trent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wayne Glover fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wayne Glover throws a head kick that Trent semi-blocks.
Wayne Glover doesn't manage to clinch there - Trent circles away.
Trent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Wayne Glover gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trent wants a takedown.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trent is working for takedown but Wayne Glover is calmly controlling the position for now.
Trent avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wayne Glover gets underhooks to prevent Trent's takedown attempt.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trent is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wayne Glover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Trent's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Trent dives in and grabs Wayne Glover's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wayne Glover pushes down on Trent's head and hops out.
Wayne Glover tries to close the distance and clinch but Trent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne Glover lands a head kick. Trent smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Wayne Glover clinches.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside.
Trent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wayne Glover fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Wayne Glover has Trent up against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trent is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover stops a takedown attempt from Trent.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Trent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne Glover with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wayne Glover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trent is working for takedown but Wayne Glover is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trent avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover gets underhooks to prevent Trent's takedown attempt.
John Wayne Glover seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trent takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne Glover stops a takedown attempt from Trent.
Wayne Glover misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Trent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trent is defending well for now.
Trent has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wayne Glover avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wayne Glover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow but it misses.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside that Trent shrugs off.
Wayne Glover tries a knee to the head but Trent blocks it.
Wayne Glover prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trent tries for a takedown but Wayne Glover manages to get underhooks.
Wayne Glover prevents the takedown attempt.
Wayne Glover throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trent can't get the takedown.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow that stopped Trent in his tracks for a moment.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Trent tries for a takedown. No joy.
Trent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wayne Glover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trent.
Trent is working for takedown but Wayne Glover is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside that Trent shrugs off.
Wayne Glover prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trent.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trent's defenses.
Trent is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wayne Glover pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trent wants a takedown but no success here.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trent's defenses.
Wayne Glover lands a damaging elbow.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trent is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trent is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Trent has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wayne Glover avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Trent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trent has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wayne Glover avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Trent can't get the takedown.
Trent tries for a takedown but Wayne Glover manages to get underhooks.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Trent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trent is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wayne Glover gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trent goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne Glover prevents it.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trent avoids it.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trent's defenses.
Wayne Glover looking to throw knees to the head but Trent is blocking nicely.
Wayne Glover stops a takedown attempt from Trent.
Wayne Glover tries a knee to the head but Trent blocks it.
Trent has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wayne Glover avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Trent avoids the damage to the body.
Trent has Wayne Glover pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wayne Glover manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Trent takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
Trent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Trent goes for a takedown attempt but Wayne Glover pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wayne Glover obliges.
John Wayne Glover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trent managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Jason Trent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne Glover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wayne Glover gets underhooks to prevent Trent's takedown attempt.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Trent has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wayne Glover avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Trent managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Trent has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wayne Glover avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow that stopped Trent in his tracks for a moment.
Wayne Glover is pressed up against the cage. Trent has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wayne Glover down to the mat. Wayne Glover avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wayne Glover throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Wayne Glover has Trent up against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trent is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wayne Glover gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Glover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trent blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne Glover blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne Glover comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne Glover has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne Glover!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teller Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teller Story has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Story
vs
Filho

225 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teller Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Filho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Story swivels and escapes.
Story fails with the takedown

and Filho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Story is looking for a sweep. Filho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Story manages to get to full guard.
Filho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Story is keeping the position for now.
Story keeping moving, preventing Filho from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Story has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Filho should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Story has tightened it up now! Filho should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Teller Story!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao O Dragao de Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Lima
vs
O Dragao de Santos

183 cm
23
211 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao O Dragao de Santos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Dragao de Santos works Lima's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from O Dragao de Santos.
Lima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lima is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Dragao de Santos.
Lima avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Dragao de Santos looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
O Dragao de Santos avoids the body shot from Lima.
A slow jab from Lima misses its intended target.
O Dragao de Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Dragao de Santos scores with a nice head shot.
A left and a right from O Dragao de Santos both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Carlos Lima has been cut.
O Dragao de Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Lima's shoulder, as Lima tries to avoid the shot.
Lima misses with a body shot
enabling O Dragao de Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Dragao de Santos slips under a jab.
O Dragao de Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lima dodges the punch combination from O Dragao de Santos.
Joao O Dragao de Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Dragao de Santos tries to bum rush Lima with a series of wild strikes but Lima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Dragao de Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lima.
O Dragao de Santos tests Lima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Dragao de Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joao O Dragao de Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Dragao de Santos cracks Lima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Dragao de Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lima on the side of the head.
Lima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from O Dragao de Santos misses its intended target.
O Dragao de Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Dragao de Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a two punch combination.
O Dragao de Santos connects with a single shot there.
Lima takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Dragao de Santos looks to land a combination but Lima avoids it well.
Lima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Lima shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in O Dragao de Santos's guard.
Lima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lima won't allow O Dragao de Santos to sweep him here.
Lima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Dragao de Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet O Dragao de Santos, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima throws a big right hand that misses.

O Dragao de Santos looking for a guillotine here but Lima defends easily.
Lima landing with the ground and pound.
O Dragao de Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lima is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
O Dragao de Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Dragao de Santos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lima had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lima misses with a low kick.
Lima throws a looping overhand right but O Dragao de Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Lima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lima throws a leg kick but O Dragao de Santos moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lima. O Dragao de Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from O Dragao de Santos misses.
Lima misses with a shot to the body
and O Dragao de Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lima misses the shot to the body.
O Dragao de Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
O Dragao de Santos works the jab nicely.
O Dragao de Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Dragao de Santos jabs at Lima's body.
O Dragao de Santos throws a one two combo.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a straight right.
Lima is looking to wear down O Dragao de Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lima takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Carlos Lima's cut is getting worse.
Lima takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Dragao de Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Lima.
O Dragao de Santos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lima misses with a wild body shot.
Lima connects with a solid leg kick.

Lima shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima throwing strikes but missing.
O Dragao de Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet O Dragao de Santos, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lima avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
O Dragao de Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Dragao de Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.

O Dragao de Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

O Dragao de Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Dragao de Santos looks gassed!
Lima stopping the sweep attempt from O Dragao de Santos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Lima misses its intended target.
A cross from Lima lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao O Dragao de Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Lima's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

O Dragao de Santos lunges at Lima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lima's hand.
Joao O Dragao de Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Dragao de Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Dragao de Santos misses the jab.
O Dragao de Santos throws a looping overhand right but Lima ducks down to avoid it.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Lima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Dragao de Santos.
Nice uppercut there from O Dragao de Santos.
A swing and a miss from Lima.
O Dragao de Santos avoids the body shot from Lima.

Lima closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lima lands in his opponent's guard.
O Dragao de Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lima postures up in O Dragao de Santos's guard and throws a big left but O Dragao de Santos blocks it.
Lima lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Dragao de Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
O Dragao de Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lima's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Dragao de Santos working for a triangle but Lima defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

O Dragao de Santos looking for a guillotine here but Lima defends easily.
O Dragao de Santos is breathing heavily.
Lima stopping the sweep attempt from O Dragao de Santos.
Lima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lima scoring with some ground and pound.
Lima pushes down on O Dragao de Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima passes to full mount!
Lima lands a nice shot to the head.
O Dragao de Santos tries to hold on but Lima pushes him away.
Lima raining down shots from the mount!
O Dragao de Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
O Dragao de Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Lima cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns O Dragao de Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Dragao de Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
O Dragao de Santos is in a horrible position here. Lima smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima avoids the attempt from O Dragao de Santos to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lima landing shots from mount.
O Dragao de Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lima lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lima is landing with some decent strikes but O Dragao de Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
O Dragao de Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lima lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
O Dragao de Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lima in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lima landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Lima connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Lima lands a big shot there that rocks O Dragao de Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
O Dragao de Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
O Dragao de Santos is in a horrible position here. Lima smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Dragao de Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Lima has a good base and remains in mount.
O Dragao de Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Lima cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Dragao de Santos tries to hold on but Lima pushes him away.
Lima landing strikes from the mount.
Lima lands a nice shot to the head.
O Dragao de Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Lima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Lima's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lima.

Lima bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Carlos Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lima is working O Dragao de Santos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lima scores with a couple of short elbows.
O Dragao de Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lima cracks O Dragao de Santos with a big elbow.
Lima creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
O Dragao de Santos gets back to half guard.
O Dragao de Santos has hold of Lima's hands but Lima slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lima drops an elbow to the side of O Dragao de Santos's head.
Ground and pound from Lima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima uses his free foot to push down on O Dragao de Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for O Dragao de Santos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Dragao de Santos tries to reverse the position but Lima maintains control.
Lima raining down shots from the mount!
Lima is landing with some decent strikes but O Dragao de Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lima lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
O Dragao de Santos regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos wants to control but Lima is keeping busy.
O Dragao de Santos is looking for a sweep. Lima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lima is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Dragao de Santos gets full guard.
O Dragao de Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lima lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lima chips away with some ground and pound.

O Dragao de Santos has his feet on Lima's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
Lima looks to land a body kick but O Dragao de Santos moved away.
Lima cracks the inside of O Dragao de Santos's front leg.
Lima throws a hook but O Dragao de Santos avoids it easily.

Lima darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
O Dragao de Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lima scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lima working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lima tries to pass to full mount but O Dragao de Santos defends it.
Lima is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Lima there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos is trying to maintain the position but Lima is very close to passing his half guard.
O Dragao de Santos wants to get back to his feet.
O Dragao de Santos wants to control but Lima is keeping busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lima lands a nice hook to O Dragao de Santos's body. O Dragao de Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Dragao de Santos looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from O Dragao de Santos misses its intended target.
O Dragao de Santos defending well as Lima loads up on a big left hand.
Lima ducks under a wild hook from O Dragao de Santos.
Lima misses with a looping right.
O Dragao de Santos connects with a right hand. Lima shakes it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Lima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lima has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Lima!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hideki Nakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weiner Whipple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whipple has chosen Awesome New Metallica Song as his entrance music. Weiner Whipple has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nakamoto
vs
Whipple

190 cm
20
225 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
256 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hideki Nakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Weiner Whipple!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamoto moves in looking to clinch but Whipple pushes him off.
Nakamoto wants to clinch.
Nakamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whipple swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whipple stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whipple wants it to stay on the feet.
Whipple closes the distance and clinches up with Nakamoto, looking for a takedown. Whipple pushes Nakamoto against the cage but Nakamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nakamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Whipple circles away.
Nakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamoto scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Weiner Whipple has been cut.
Hideki Nakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whipple keeps the fight on the outside.
Whipple keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nakamoto moves in looking to clinch but Whipple pushes him off.
Whipple fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakamoto clobbers Whipple with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whipple keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whipple doesn't seem bothered though.
Whipple looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whipple swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakamoto.
Whipple avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whipple avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakamoto is looking to clinch but Whipple is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakamoto is looking to clinch but Whipple is avoiding it.
Whipple misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hideki Nakamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weiner Whipple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nice combo by Nakamoto! Oh, that's hurt him - Whipple falls to the canvas and Nakamoto follows him into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nakamoto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nakamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whipple on the ground.
Nakamoto has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Whipple!
Whipple tries to reverse the position but Nakamoto maintains control.
Nakamoto lands with some strikes.
Nakamoto landing strikes from the mount and Whipple is in trouble!

That has opened up Weiner Whipple's cut even more.
Whipple keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Whipple is in a horrible position here. Nakamoto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Weiner Whipple's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Weiner Whipple's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hideki Nakamoto!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Perunamuusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the cage accompanied by Give me da loot. Perunamuusi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Potaatti. Anderson Silver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Perunamuusi's chin.

Silver
vs
Perunamuusi

181 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Perunamuusi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perunamuusi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perunamuusi showed some decent athleticism there.
Perunamuusi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.
Silver is looking to improve his position.
Silver is trying to maintain the position but Perunamuusi is very close to passing his half guard.
Silver wants to sweep but Perunamuusi has passed to side control!
Perunamuusi trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.
Perunamuusi is putting a hurting on Silver here, landing some big shots from side control.

Perunamuusi stands up and beckons Silver to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frank Perunamuusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Perunamuusi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silver blocks the body kick.
Silver lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Frank Perunamuusi has been cut.
Perunamuusi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perunamuusi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
Perunamuusi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Silver darts in and clinches Perunamuusi up against the cage.
Perunamuusi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perunamuusi is trying to break free.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perunamuusi tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perunamuusi's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perunamuusi.
Silver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Perunamuusi up against the cage.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perunamuusi's efforts to push away.
Silver stalling against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Perunamuusi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perunamuusi is trying to break free.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perunamuusi's defenses.

That has opened up Frank Perunamuusi's cut even more.

Perunamuusi breaks the clinch.
Silver drops Perunamuusi with a naaaaasty hook - Perunamuusi is in real trouble here! Silver dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silver!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wallid Ismail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Zook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zook's choice of entrance music: God's Gonna Cut You Down. Wallid Ismail has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ismail
vs
Zook

170 cm
23
182 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wallid Ismail!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Zook!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zook wants to clinch up but Ismail keeps it at a distance.
Zook misses with a head kick.
Ismail fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ismail shoots for a takedown but Zook saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zook tries to clinch but Ismail moves out of range.
Zook fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismail fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wallid Ismail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zook throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Zook as Ismail shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Zook as Ismail shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ismail is defended easily by Zook.
Zook moves away from the strike by Ismail.

Zook moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ismail takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Wallid Ismail has been cut.
Zook gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zook lands an elbow that stopped Ismail in his tracks for a moment.
Ismail tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ismail takes an elbow to the forehead.

Wallid Ismail's cut is getting worse.
Zook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zook gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Ismail is rocked!
Ismail is pressed against the cage. Zook pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Ismail! Two more big strikes from Zook and Ismail crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Solomon Zook!
Solomon Zook is the new middleweight champion!